Sep 29, 2015

Barotseland: BNFA Publicity Secretary Dies

The Publicity Secretary of the Barotse National Freedom Alliance (BNFA), Mr Evans Situmbeko Musiyalela, who was responsible for the organization’s relationship with the media, passed away last Thursday [24 September 2015]. His death was met with hundreds of mourners from the Barotse community, who gave him a fitting farewell on Saturday [26 September 2015].

Sep 29, 2015

Barotseland: BNFA Publicity Secretary Dies

The Publicity Secretary of the Barotse National Freedom Alliance (BNFA), Mr Evans Situmbeko Musiyalela, who was responsible for the organization’s relationship with the media, passed away last Thursday...

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Sep 28, 2015

Ahwazi: Yousef Silavi’s Case Raised in UN Human...

  Mr Yousef Silavi, an activist for the rights of Ahwazi Arabs, was abducted in an ‘enforced disappearance’ in 2009.  On Thursday 24 September 2015, during the XXX session of the...

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Sep 28, 2015

Kosova: Migrants Fleeing Hardship Turned Away...

Those fleeing poverty and unemployment in Kosova face new troubles, as thousands are being deported from Europe and denied the right to stay. Four out of 10 people in Kosova live below the poverty line,...

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Sep 28, 2015

West Papua: Earthquake Injures 62

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit the West Papuan towns of Sorong and Manokwari at around 4pm GMT on Friday, causing hundreds to flee their homes. 39 are reported dead. Read the full article,...

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Sep 28, 2015

East Turkestan: China Bans Muslim Names

  The Chinese authorities have issued a ban on 22 common Muslim names, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region [East Turkestan]. Children who have these names are reportedly being kept out of school....

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Sep 28, 2015

Petition to Implement the CHT Peace Accords –...

      Following continuous human rights violations in the region of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) urges all its supporters...

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Sep 25, 2015

Barotseland: Trial for Activists Charged with...

Afumba Mombotwa, Sylvester Kalima Inambao, Likando Pelekelo and Masiye Masiyalet have been charged with treason and continue to await their trial as Zambia’s Kabwe High Court adjourned their case...

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Sep 25, 2015

Chin: Towards a More Progressive Election

6,730 more eligible voters have been added to the voters list of the highly anticipated Chin State elections scheduled to take place on 8 November 2015. This is one of many achievements and democratic...

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